#78ABB5#78ABB5
#78ABB5 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.056 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78ABB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 171, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 29%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 34%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.86, -14.32, -10.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.86, 17.77, 216.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.88% -0.0477 -0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.88% 0.056 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6463, 36.4534, 49.1285) |
| Luminance | 0.3645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.05
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.71
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.79
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.13
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78ABB5 #B58278
analogous
#78B5A1 #78ABB5 #788DB5
triadic
#78ABB5 #B578AB #ABB578
tetradic
#78ABB5 #A178B5 #B58278 #8DB578
square
#78ABB5 #A178B5 #B58278 #8DB578
split-complementary
#78ABB5 #B5788D #B5A178
monochromatic
#3F6B73 #558F9B #78ABB5 #A0C4CB #C7DCE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#78ABB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#78ABB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78ABB5
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78ABB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78ABB5 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989FB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78abb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 171, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.056 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c4cb',
500: '#78abb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78abb5; $custom-light: #a1c4cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78abb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 171,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.836,
"s": 29.187,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70884,
"c": 0.05574,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.36455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78ABB5
secondary
#D0BCB8
accent
#7362C5
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F8
border
#CDD1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182